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Public Policy Professor Robert Reich delivered a keynote address at the fifth Annual Town & Gown Conference addressing unemployment, government investment and economic interdependence. The address came in the wake of a U.S. Department of Labor announcement Friday that payroll employment nationwide increased by 103,000 in September. Reich said thatRead More…

A panel of six city and university leaders started off the second day of the fifth annual Town & Gown Conference in Berkeley discussing what needs to be done in the state to fund education and create jobs. Sarah Mohamed is the lead city government reporter.

Property owners leasing land to medical marijuana dispensaries in California could face criminal prosecution and loss of their properties if they fail to evict their tenants within a 45-day warning period stipulated in letters sent by federal prosecutors this week. Sarah Mohamed is the lead city government reporter. Correction(s):A previousRead More…

In a keynote address to attendants from cities and colleges throughout the state, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom focused on ways to strengthen California’s economy at the opening of the fifth annual Town & Gown Conference in Berkeley on Thursday. Following welcome remarks from Mayor Tom Bates and Chancellor Robert Birgeneau,Read More…

Berkeley City Manager Phil Kamlarz rolled his thumb over the trackball on his BlackBerry, scrolling through the week’s schedule. Nearly every half hour of every day was already booked with meetings with city staff, council members, union leaders and community members. But come December, Kamlarz may instead find himself lookingRead More…

Representatives from cities and colleges throughout California will flock to Berkeley later this week, as the city hosts the fifth annual Town & Gown Conference. “Town-gown” describes the relationship between large universities and the cities they coexist with. Hence, the conference — which will take place Thursday and Friday atRead More…

Bank of America announced Thursday that it will begin charging a $5 monthly fee for debit cards, a move that may directly affect UC Berkeley students who often have to make the decision between cash or card. This “debit usage fee” will apply to anyone who uses their debit cardRead More…

Bay Area-based SolarTech awarded the East Bay Green Corridor, a partnership between East Bay cities, including Berkeley, more than $100,000 last month to encourage the the use of solar panels as part of a $2.5 million federal grant. The Green Corridor, which also encompasses Alameda, Oakland and institutions like UCRead More…